Hi Everyone, along with Avid.fm  I’m once again pleased to present to you a set of lectures that present an Introduction to the History of Chinese Philosophy.  

In Part I of a two-part series of lectures I will trace the main events in Chinese Philosophy going back to pre-Confucian times in the early Zhou Dynasty all the way up to the Han Dynasty when Confucianism was adopted by the government as a kind of “state religion”.  

Other Confucian scholar-philosophers of the “Ru School” will also be discussed. These Ru Philosophers, of which Confucius was the most famous, included Mèngzǐ, Xúnzǐ, and Mòzǐ. Part II will introduce you to the wonders of the Yì Jīng Ching or Book of Changes as well as Daoism and Neo Confucianism.

Even today in the 21st-century Confucian thought still has relevance and applications to how we can live our lives.  Many people have hesitated to explore the thought of China’s ancient philosophers, considering it too deep and too intimidating to take on.  

Allow me to show you how easy it can be to learn about these ancient thinkers and how they believed people should act and carry on their lives, and how governments should rule and behave. China’s philosophers of the Ru School were always stressing how to maintain peace and harmony in their society. 

We’ll look at the men and the renowned philosophical works they left behind, pointing out where they agreed and disagreed. As we trace the timeline of history we will look at all the greatest philosophers of China and show how their thought evolved, always remaining relevant to the people. And the history itself from the Bronze Age Zhou Dynasty to the more complicated and sophisticated times of the Ming Dynasty will also be introduced, giving you not only a survey of Chinese philosophy but Chinese history as well.

In Part II of the course, we explore Taoism and the Yì Jīng, which are known throughout the world and millions of practitioners outside China have embraced these millennia-old aspects of Chinese culture. 

The Yì Jīng and Taoism have grown in popularity in our modern times. People have explored the wisdom of the Tao and how to apply this to their own lives. This course will teach you a solid foundation to understand what Taoism is about and who its most important teachers were.  You will also get a good understanding of the Yì Jīng and how not only ancient peoples but yourself as well can gain fulfillment and happiness in your life exploring what this most ancient text has to teach. Aside from the Bible and Koran, the Book of Changes is among the most widely published books in the world.

We’ll also see how, as the centuries and dynasties passed, how people became more sophisticated and the world they lived in more complicated. And to reckon with this and adapt, philosophers adjusted their thought to make it more relevant to people’s everyday lives.  This is essentially what was behind the Neo Confucianism that arose during the Song and Ming Dynasties.

Don’t be intimidated by this vast subject and its thousands of years of history.  Contained within these courses will be lectures that will break it all down for you and teach in an enjoyable style what it’s all about.  From this solid foundation, you will be able to go on and explore more deeply the philosophic thought of China’s greatest and most respected teachers. 

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Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy the course.

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